This mean Sky will show 128 games a season, while BT will broadcast 32, paying £4.464 billion overall.

Meanwhile, there is "interest from multiple bidders" in the remaining two packages — and while these bidders haven't been named, Amazon is rumoured to be in the running. Rights to broadcast Premier League games would be a significant addition to its Amazon Prime video streaming subscription service, as it competes with the likes of Netflix and traditional broadcasters.

"We are extremely pleased that BT and Sky continue to view the Premier League and our clubs as such an important part of their offering," Premier League Executive Chairman Richard Scudamore said in a statement.

"Both broadcasters are fantastic partners for the Premier League and have a track record of making our competition available to fans across the country through their high-quality and innovative programming. To have achieved this investment with two packages of live rights remaining to sell is an outcome that is testament to the excellent football competition delivered by the clubs."

The full details of the various packages are below, via the Premier League. BT was awarded Package A, while Sky snagged B, C, D, and E.